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Kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, priests, heroes and villains - Westminster Abbey is a must-see living pageant of British history.

Every year, the Abbey welcomes over one million visitors who want to explore this wonderful 700-year-old building - the coronation church of England. Audio guides are available in eleven languages or there is the highly-popular verger-led tour. Audio-guides are free with individual entry tickets and the tour takes around one hour. The English-language tour is narrated by the actor Jeremy Irons and audio guides are also available in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese.

Opening Times:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

09:30 - 15:30

Wednesday

09:30 - 18:00

Saturday

September - April - 09:30 - 13:30

May - August - 09:30 - 15:30

Dedicated to the celebration and commemoration of national events and royal occasions, the Abbey may sometimes have to close to visitors at short notice. Please either visit our website www.westminster-abbey.org or call 020 7222 5152 before your visit to check for any changes to our opening times.

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